You enter what appears to be a modest lobby, and ahead of you the space opens up, Guggenheim-like, into an atrium whose floorplan is elliptical and whose side elevation is shaped like an hourglass.

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More important, and cooler, it can accept digital maps of real bike routes like the Ironman Kona and simulate elevation changes up to a 15% grade by making pedaling harder.

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At 1, 800m in elevation, low clouds often fill the valley like a lid, the palms scratching their wispy underbellies.

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